Four participants sign up for an experiment examining the effects of alcohol on sociability. One participant is given an alcoholic beverage to drink and is told that it is alcohol. A second participant is given an alcoholic beverage to drink but told that it is nonalcoholic. A third drinks a nonalcoholic beverage but is told that it contains alcohol, and a fourth is given a nonalcoholic beverage and is told that it is nonalcoholic. Suppose that the effects of alcohol on sociability were entirely due to the alcohol and had nothing to do with expectancies. Which participant(s) would behave more socially after drinking?

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If the effects are entirely due to alcohol, then only those who actually consumed alcohol (Participants 1 and 2) would behave more socially, regardless of what they were told.

Four Participants Sign Up for an Experiment Examining the Effects